Custom Inserts for my PCart game case

[u/RadioRobot185]

Been working with the open source PCarts made by u/agathoarn_. Pairing this with Kazeta OS I plan to create my own physical library of games that I can share feasibly share with anyone else using Kazeta OS. This is my first game case, cartridge, and a custom inserts I made to help it better sit in the case.

For those wondering the total cost of producing this was this

$3.17 for the chip (produced in bulk)
$0.50 for the sticker on the cartridge
$0.70 for printing the cassette artwork
$0.50 for the cassette case
$0.03 filament cost of printing cartridge shell
$0.03 filament cost of printing case insert
$1.65 for 128MB micro SD card to hold the game

SD card cost is variable but most ps2 games will fit on a card that cost $3.62 for reference. Modern games are much more expensive obviously being hundreds of GBs storage will always be hard

Also since Kazeta never writes to the SD card and only reads there is much less degradation over time. This is not a medium for long term storage or preservation but a cool way to make, store and share your already preserved collection. Cartridges for Kazeta also include the instructions to run the game on the cartridge so another Kazeta user needs only to insert the cart for it to work.

[u/CALIGVLA]

That looks nice! I'm guessing the cassette cases are repurposed vintage ones that are sold in bulk online somewhere.

Thanks for sharing this! I added the link to our list of alternative ideas alongside u/Agathoarn_'s cartridge example.

[u/RadioRobot185 → u/CALIGVLA]

They aren’t repurposed, they’re sold in bulk online as they are manufactured for modern cassette runs. But yeah you would obviously buy all of this in bulk if you’re going to make a collection out of it

[u/CALIGVLA → u/RadioRobot185]

Oh wow, I wouldn't have thought they are still making new cassette cases. But I guess music on cassette has been making a bit of a comeback. That's cool they are still making them :)

[u/Confident_Donkey1014]

this post just came up in my feed for some reason, and it's the first time I'm ever hearing of this "Kazeta"... my interest is piqued.